1954 United States gubernatorial elections

1954 United States gubernatorial elections
November 2, 1954;
September 13, 1954 (ME)
34 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 19 29
Seats after 27 21
Seat change 8 8
Seats up 11 23
Seats won 19 15
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1954, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections. Elections also took place on September 13 in Maine. The special election in Florida was due to the death of incumbent governor Daniel T. McCarty on September 28, 1953.

In Tennessee, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.

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